Digital banks showing weaknesses in their financial crime defenses, UK regulator warns

Icons for the Monzo and Starling banking apps on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images Britain’s online-only challenger banks need to do more to prevent the abuse of their platforms by criminals, regulators have warned. The Financial Conduct Authority on Friday published the findings of a review into financial crime controls at…

Sanctions threaten to cripple Russia’s multibillion-dollar crypto industry

Illuminated mining rigs operate inside racks at the CryptoUniverse cryptocurrency mining farm in Nadvoitsy, Russia. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sanctions imposed on Russia over the country’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could hamper the growth of its multibillion-dollar crypto sector, according to experts. This week, U.S. officials targeted Russian bitcoin mining firm BitRiver in…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Express, Verizon, Kimberly-Clark and more

In this article AXP VZ KMB CLF SLB SNAP Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Express (AXP) – American Express rose 1.2% in the premarket after reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue for the first quarter. Amex reported a profit of $2.73 per share compared with the $2.44 consensus estimate, helped by…

Three reasons why this struggling fintech stock may break out of its slump

In this article PYPL EBAY PayPal tumbled 16% this week, but one top analyst is making a bullish long-term case for the struggling stock. The company’s underperformance follows leadership uncertainty. PayPal’s chief financial officer, John Rainey, announced last week he’ll leave the company in late May. Yet, Bruderman Asset Management’s Akshata Bailkeri made an optimistic…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: HCA Healthcare, Kimberly-Clark, Gap and more

In this article HCA GPS Pedestrians pass in front of a GAP store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. American Express — Shares of the payment firm dipped 1.1% despite American Express topping earnings expectations for the first quarter. American Express reported a profit…

Fed’s Mester casts doubt on the need for ‘shock’ interest rate hikes ahead

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Friday she’s in favor of raising interest rates quickly to bring down inflation, but not so quickly as to disrupt the economic recovery. That means a strong likelihood of backing a 50 basis point rate hike at the next Fed meeting and perhaps a few more after, but…

Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin

Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins with a green background. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stripe will allow businesses to pay their users via cryptocurrencies, starting with Twitter, in the latest sign of how large financial firms are warming to digital assets. The $95 billion online payments company said Friday it will start…

Many factory workers in Shanghai can’t get back to work, even after Covid controls ease

Tesla’s Shanghai factory was “back up and running” as of Wednesday, according to CEO Elon Musk’s comments during a quarterly earnings call, per a StreetAccount transcript. This picture shows the factory on the outskirts of Shanghai in July 2021. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Foreign businesses are struggling to bring…

Stock futures are flat as the S&P 500 attempts to avoid another losing week

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Thursday as the S&P 500 tried to avoid another losing week amid busy earnings and rising bond yields. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Airlines, Blackstone, AT&T and more

In this article UAL TSLA T AAL BX XRX Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: American Airlines (AAL) – American soared 10.5% in premarket trading after reporting a smaller-than-expected loss and predicting profitability for the current quarter. United Airlines (UAL) – United lost an adjusted $4.24 per share for the first quarter,…

As the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield keeps climbing, here’s what it means for China

In this article US10Y Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen rapidly to three-year highs, erasing its gap with its Chinese counterpart, something that hasn’t happened for more than a decade. As the yields cross paths – the U.S. one rising above China’s – that theoretically reverses an investment strategy that bought…

Stock futures rise as investors digest more earnings reports

In this article UAL Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 4, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose in overnight trading as investors digested more quarterly reports from the likes of Tesla and United Airlines. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 80 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.4%…